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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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I'd say it largely depends on what "that powerful" means. There's a perennial argument about D&D's popularity, and how much of it is... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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I'd say its more an argument for a clear--but true--tautology: newer is more popular, or in most cases it wouldn't be what was being... -
Micah Sweet reacted to MarkB's post in the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk? with Like.
Steampunk evokes the traits of the actual Victorian era, and that was a time of great empires and political machinations. Corporations...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I can reiterate my opinion about story elements in RPGs and narrative-based mechanics from earlier in the thread if you like.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
You're obviously not old enough. :)
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
That's you though, not a universalization. I'm going to go as far as to say in the vast majority of games, anyone who can GM the game...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Sometime I think so, yeah.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature with Like.
I still remember the incredulity and slight discomfort I felt when I encountered an AI McDonalds Drive-thru taking my order. I'm kind of...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
First off, simulationism for some IS the game. Second off, if the adventure requires them to get to an island then one of the obvious...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
True, the "Barbarian in the bar last night" example isn't a great one. However, we don't play out every second of our characters'...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Which is why that technique is predicated on the marks never finding out
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Micah Sweet reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Puzzle that unless solved blocks progress isn't a problem if players can just say "F it", leave and either completely abandon quest or...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
The Market has, to a very large extent, said what it's been told to say. EDIT to add: the thread is about "play to find out" but has...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
It would stop me talking about it here. I'd find somewhere else to talk about it, directly analagous to choosing a different store...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".It stops you from talking about D&D here, in the main community of EN World. Sure, you can talk about D&D elsewhere, if you can find...